Is 40376069 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 40 376 069 is a prime number.
Indeed, the definition of a prime numbers is to have exactly two distinct positive divisors, 1 and itself. A number is a divisor of another number when the remainder of Euclid’s division of the second one by the first one is zero. Concerning the number 40 376 069, the only two divisors are 1 and 40 376 069. Therefore 40 376 069 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 40 376 069 is only a multiple of 1 and 40 376 069.
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Since 40376069 is a prime number, 40376069 is also a deficient number, that is to say 40376069 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 40376069 without 40376069 itself (that is 1, by definition!).